Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124148.015 - Employee amputates hand while using lawnmower

Accident Summary Nr: 124148.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434712.015	09/12/2019		561730	Ronald Michael Schartau

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 20, 2019, an employee mowed the lawn at a job site with a lawnmower (EXMARK Turf Tracer Model T3615KAC, Serial Number 54441). The employee asked a coworker to blow the lawnmower to remove debris towards the end of the job. The air from the blower blew the employee's hat on his face. He removed his right hand from the mower's controls to fix his hat because he could not see and lost control of the machine. The machine threw him off his feet to the ground, and the machine ran over his feet and then his left hand as he was trying to stand up. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat these injuries.

Keywords: Amputation, Foot, Hand, Landscaper, Landscaping, Lawn Mower, Lost Control

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1434712.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.